emergency

simple noun94 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.3

an acute injury or illness that poses an immediate risk to a person's life or long-term health

an urgent, unforeseen situation involving a close family member

a significant and worrying situation

an emergency affecting an entire country

a genuine and serious situation requiring immediate action

a situation that poses an immediate risk to public health

a large-scale, serious incident

an emergency that happens without warning

an emergency where there is a risk of death

an emergency declared within a state or province

a situation that is genuinely an emergency, not an exaggeration

an emergency that was not anticipated

an emergency affecting multiple countries

an event or series of events that represents a critical threat to the health, safety, security or wellbeing of a community or other large group of people

a situation of the utmost seriousness

a medical emergency for which immediate surgical intervention is the only way to solve the problem

an emergency that could not have been predicted

a very serious and urgent situation

an urgent situation caused by an uncontrolled fire

a declaration made by a government agency to limit travel due to heavy snowfall

an urgent situation involving military forces

a multifaceted humanitarian crisis in a country, region, or society where there is a total or considerable breakdown of authority

an emergency that occurs while an aircraft is in the air

if an emergency should happen

a governmental declaration that may suspend certain normal functions of government

during an emergency situation

kept or used in case of an emergency

to qualify as an emergency situation

to take action to handle an emergency

to react to an emergency by taking appropriate action

to experience an emergency situation

to manage an emergency situation

to deal effectively with a difficult emergency situation

to officially announce that an emergency situation exists

to be considered or amount to an emergency

a set of circumstances that constitutes an emergency

the organized reaction to an emergency

the specific steps to be followed in an emergency

a pre-established set of procedures for responding to an emergency

the discipline of dealing with and avoiding risks

official actions taken to deal with an emergency

special authority granted to a government during an emergency

the state of being ready for an emergency

immediate steps taken in response to an emergency

legislation that comes into effect during an emergency

rules put in place to manage an emergency

laws enacted quickly to deal with an emergency

direct governance by authorities, often suspending normal law, during an emergency

when an emergency takes place

when an emergency takes place (more formal)

when an emergency situation begins or occurs